FNUS74 KLIX 272318 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 618 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SYNOPSIS...AT 1800 CDT...1015MB HIGH PRES REMAINS CNTRD NR 28/95W. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS DRAPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NRN GULF COAST. OVERALL THERE IS ABOUT A 5MB PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE SFC HIGH OFF THE CNTRL TX COAST AND 1009MB PRESSURE OVER FL. SFC PRES AT SPILL LOCATION 1011MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS...5% CHC SVR DURG AFTN HRS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 23Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...WSW 5KT 250FT...WSW 5KT 500FT...WSW 5KT 1KFT... W 3KT 2KFT...VRB 2KT 3KFT... N 4KT 4KFT... N 6KT 5KFT... N 7KT MAX WIND...289/49KT 46.4KFT. PSEDUDO LAPSE TO 2100FT...DRY LAPSE TO 4800FT... PSEUDO LAPSE ABV 4800FT. DRY THROUGHOUT THE COLUMN. P.W. 1.30 IN. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS ...KHSA - STENNIS INTL AP - BAY ST LOUIS MS ...KIPN - INDEPENDENCE 28.1N 87.9W ...KMYT - INNOVATOR 28.2N 89.6W ...KSPR - SHIP SHOAL 28.6N 91.2W ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 272251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02940189 TSNO METAR KGAO 272303Z AUTO 19006KT VCTS CLR 30/22 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W METAR KHSA 272251Z 33003KT 10SM SCT060 32/15 A2981 METAR KIPN 272300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2986 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 272255Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW028 30/22 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 272255Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM 28/22 A2987 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 272255Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A2988 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 272255Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM FEW035 BKN041 BKN055 32/21 A2985 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030/BKN200. LGT VRB WND. SCT CIGS BKN025CB VSBY 1SM +TSRA G35KT. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW020 SCT100. LGT NLY WND. KHUM 271730Z 2718/2818 01005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM280300 32003KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM280600 32003KT P6SM SKC FM281500 32006KT P6SM SCT025 KHSA 271730Z 2718/2818 35005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT250 FM280200 32002KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250 FM280600 32002KT P6SM SKC= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT020...OCNL MVFR BKN020 ISOLD TSRA. LGT W-NW WND XCP G40KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...MVFR BKN020...OCNL SCT020. ISOLD TSRA. NW WND 10KT XCP G40KT NR TSRA. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...VFR BKN-OVC030...SCT TSRA. .RADAR...AT 1800 CDT SCT SHRA AND TSRA WERE LOCATED OVER PORTIONS OF TH CNTRL AND EAST LA COAST. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONFINED TO ST MARY...TERREBONNE...NRN LAFOURCHE...ASSUMPTION...AND ST MARY'S PARISHES. THIS ACTIVITY HAS FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH IT AND IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 15 KTS. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFF TO THE WEST AND SHOULD NOT IMPACT OPERATIONS OVER THE SPILL SITE. THERE IS AN ISLTD TSRA OVER NEAR MOBILE BAY AND IT IS SLOWLY MOVING TO THE S. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.32 FT AT 1748 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.12 FT AT 1930 CDT. WYCM6 0.87 FT AT 1756 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE -0.10 FT AT 2129 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 83.8F. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........35 35 35 39 39 39 46 46 46 46 44 44 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 RH..............78 74 76 79 79 79 74 72 70 71 72 73 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 40 40 40 50 50 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............80 80 81 81 81 81 RH..............73 78 77 77 77 77 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2200 2800 2800 3200 3200 MIX HGT (M).....580 670 850 850 980 980 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 N 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......CH CH LC LC LC LC .FRIDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 37 37 37 51 51 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 81 RH..............77 77 77 77 77 77 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 8 W 9 W 9 W 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2300 1300 1300 1500 2000 MIX HGT (M).....980 700 400 400 460 610 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 8 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 NW 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 N 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 NW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......LC CH CH CH CH LC $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTHFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100527.DEEPW.15/LIX